Is it just me, or...

1- Is it just me, or did anybody else see the coming of the breakup of Destiny's Child- BEFORE Beyonce's first solo album? Please...Latavia, Latoya, Farrah, Michelle and Kelly---you ALL served your purpose. Now go sit down and have babies and let the REAL star do her thing...

2- Is it me, or has the ratio of lesbians to gayboys in NYC grown to something like 4 to 1? Damn, I can't even traipse down Christopher Street anymore- dykes to the left of me, dykes to the right...not that there's anything wrong with being a dyke...

3- Is it just me, or- with the exception of Eva Pigford- has every other winner of "America's Next Top Model" managed to fade away into obscurity before the end of the next season?

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Is it just me, or was that getup that Lauryn Hill wore on the BET Awards- bob wig included-the FLYEST thing I've seen on a black girl in, like, 3 years? Ya'll better get into it or risk falling behind!!! The dolman (sp) sleeves, the high-waisted flare slacks tailored to look like Lauryn was sewn into them, the exaggerated bow hanging haphazardly-yet-obviously-made-to-look-that-way? A welcome break from the low-waisted jeans/low-slung halter/big hoop earring/long straight shiny weave/drag-queen stilettoed/not-a-prostitute-but instead-a-high-class-escort look that EVERY black girl (and many a white girl) has affected for the last couple of years. Wyclef (whom I HATE to give ANY sort of props to) and Pras looked hot and trendied-out too. I need to know whoever put that together-do they have a stylist?...

5- Is it just me, or has the Nike Uptown Air Max replaced the Timberland as the official "foot" of the hood?

6- Is it just me, or is Gwen Stefani's "Love.Angel.Music.Baby" CD one of the most musically diverse CDs to come out in a while? Props to Gwen, because she is actually quite proficient in each genre she attempts on the CD (Pop, Hip-Hop, reggae, ska, etc.). Props also to Gwen for being the first white girl to have a video on BET in heavy rotation- even Madonna couldn't do that!

7- Is it me, or am I the only one that slept on Keyshia Cole as the ghetto stepdaughter of Mary J. Blige? The chick can sing, and the CD is kinda HOT! My bad...

8- Is it me, or is the newly-instituted "random" searching of backpacks/bags on NYC subways a BLATANT disregard of our civil liberties as Americans? Hmmm- don't be surprised if charges of "profiling" are brought against the NYPD...

9- Is it just me, or should somebody tell Shakira's Columbian ass that the tired, overused reggaeton track used on her "La Tortura" single is just that?

10-Is it me, or are people "appreciating" Luther Vandross more now that he's dead than they did when he was alive? Yeah, his "Dance with My Father" CD went double platinum, but hell- so did Ciara's "Goodies"- I'm not saying that she doesn't deserve it, but I digress...

R.I.P Mr. Vandross...